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Aug. 3, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: Red Flag Alaska 26-3 prepares to kick off 

Red Flag-Alaska 26-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, is scheduled to begin August 13, 2026, with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and is scheduled to run through August 28, 2026. Red Flag-Alaska is designed to provide realistic training in a
July 30, 2026
Air Force announces Outstanding Airmen for 2026

Air Force officials selected the service’s top enlisted members, naming the Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2026.
July 15, 2026
ACC commander visits PACAF

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, greets Gen. Adrian Spain, commander of Air Combat Command, during a visit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 15, 2026. Gen. Spain’s visit to Hawaii focused on how ACC units on island help support air operations across
July 8, 2026
PACAF Airmen Celebrate America's 250th Birthday

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Headquarters Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs, the 15th Wing, and the 137th Intelligence Squadron march behind the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam honor guard during an Independence Day parade in Kailua, Hawaii, July 4, 2026.
May 20, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: Red Flag Alaska 26-2 prepares to kick off

Red Flag-Alaska 26-2, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, is scheduled to begin May 28, 2026, with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and is scheduled to run through June 12, 2026. Red Flag-Alaska is designed to provide realistic training in a simulated
May 14, 2026
USAF, RAAF and RNZAF strengthen trilateral relationship with C-130J cooperation

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of Pacific Air Forces; Royal Australian Air Force Air Marshal Stephen Chappell, Chief of Air Force; and Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Darryn Webb, Chief of Air Force, signed a trilateral Letter of Understanding for C-130J support during
May 13, 2026
PACS 26: Strengthening Global Partnerships for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific  

The opening ceremony of the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2026, held at Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint-Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 12, commenced the latest gathering of air chiefs from more than 20 countries.
May 4, 2026
Pacific Operator Training Day: Accelerating AI in the Indo-Pacific

As a critical first step in the 613th Air Operations Center AI Integration Sprint, Pacific Operator Training Day was held to improve modernization throughout the Pacific theater by closing the gap between new AI capabilities and real-world operator adoption.
April 23, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: USAF and Federated States of Micronesia Partner for PACIFIC ANGEL 26-3 Humanitarian Exercise

U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Department of Health and Social Affairs (DHSA) will conduct the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) exercise, PACIFIC ANGEL 26-3, from April 27 to May 1, 2026.The multinational exercise is designed to enhance
April 23, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: Super Squadron effort concludes, informing F-16 enterprise

Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of U.S. Pacific Air Forces, has directed the reset of the Seventh Air Force F-16 fleet back to a three-squadron structure across Osan and Kunsan Air Bases.

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